Andy Stanley
Andy Stanley
Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanleyis the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Church, Gwinnett Church, Woodstock City Church, and Decatur City Church...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth16 May 1958
CountryUnited States of America
thinking generosity effort
Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Not for guilt's sake, but for the sake of being good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage.
insecure thinking leader
The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
thinking feet bigs
When you start thinking you're a big shot, you wash more feet.
christian thinking heaven
Christians are viewed as being "judgmental, homophobic, moralists" who think they are the only ones going to heaven and who "secretly relish the fact that everyone else is going to hell.
thinking able scripts
If we were able to rewrite the script for the reputation of Christianity, I think we would put the emphasis on developing relationships with non-believers, serving them, loving them, and making them feel accepted, only then would we earn the right to share the gospel.
god thinking hands
Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?
applicable equally life relevant scripture
All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.
buying change checks church developed last leadership matured structure
The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to change is the structure of leadership.
christian children home
I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world adopted into Christian homes.
night issues care
I'm not a philanthropist. While I care about the poor, the issue of local or global poverty doesn't keep me up at night.
generosity effort may
While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against God-honoring generosity. Your appetite for more stuff, status, and security has the potential to quash your efforts to be generous. And that's a problem.
writing generosity giving
Generosity won't happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
keys safety giving
When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."
generosity priorities important
As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.